Including the closely related terms ecological emergency commission, and climate emergency.
… to doing things with residents, we launched a resident-led Climate and Ecological Emergency Commission, which met throughout 2020 to help us shape a ten-year climate programme to enrich and inspire the borough. The council has moved quickly during the last two years. We’re buying 100% renewable electricity for our buildings, helping residents do the same, and supporting schemes to install local…
…, training, and support to businesses. Doing things with residents, not to them. The strategy has been guided by our resident-led Climate and Ecological Emergency Commission. Ongoing coproduction will be integral to developing the action plan, and the council will amplify community action as well as providing leadership. Creating a compassionate council. Improving human wellbeing is at the heart…
… and Ecological Emergency Commission has put it, this involves articulating ‘the amazing quality of life… that would result from a zero carbon, ecologically rich society’. The actions in this strategy bring with them a host of benefits fundamental to the wellbeing and prosperity of our communities. Many of these offer significant positive feedback loops. Reducing air pollution, for instance, can improve…
… and Ecological Emergency; Biodiversity; Parks; and Air Quality. Resident-led commission and engagement to date The resident-led Climate and Ecological Emergency Commission, comprised of twelve local resident volunteers, was launched in January 2020, to make recommendations to the council on the action needed to achieve its ambition of net zero by 2030. The commission built detailed recommendations…
… by more than 1.5°C within the next two decades. Only drastic reductions in emissions by 2030 can prevent the most devastating global consequences of rising temperatures. As well as a commitment to a safe planet for all, Hammersmith & Fulham (H&F) has a direct stake in halting the climate emergency. Most of the borough lies within flood risk zones, with periods of both extreme rainfall…